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Prästgatan in Stockholm 🇸🇪

Volvo Photo Locations Part 122 Prästgatan (Swedish: “The Priest’s Street”) is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, stretching from a cul-de-sac west of the Royal Palace to the street Österlånggatan in the southern corner of the old town. The street was given its name in reference to the residences […]

Stadshuset in Stockholm 🇸🇪

Volvo Photo Locations Part 120 Stockholm City Hall (or in Swedish: Stockholms stadshus or Stadshuset) is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm in Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden’s northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm. It houses offices and […]

Skoklosters slott

One of the places that I wanted to visit for a long time was the Skoklosters slott near Uppsala. Finally in the beginning of August I managed to do so and got a great guide tour through the castle and the surrouning gardens. The weather wasl also perfect to make some nice pictures. Skokloster slott […]

Alnes Fyr on Alnes in Godøy – N 🇳🇴

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 108 In the 2014 campaign for the Volvo XC60, Volvo joined arms with Swedish House Mafia and Lune. Parts of theirs music video ‘Leave the World Behind You’ where shot on this location in Norway. Alnes lighthouse was established in 1852 to guide fishing boats safely to the harbor of […]

Skovshoved Tankstation on Kystvejen in Charlottenlund – DK 🇩🇰

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 105 The Skovshoved Petrol Station (Danish: Skovshoved Tankstation) is a historic, still-operating filling station in Skovshoved at the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. First opened in 1936, it was designed by Arne Jacobsen and is an example of the functionalist style typical of the time. It is Class A listed […]

MHA Site Office on Hanley Avenue on Crestwood Hills in Brentwood – USA 🇺🇸

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 97 Crestwood Hills is a neighborhood within Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, located on the ridges to the north and east of Kenter Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. It is best known for its mid-century modern architecture, and contains several homes designated as architectural landmarks by the State of California. […]

An der Alster 1 in Hamburg – D 🇩🇪

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 65 An der Alster 1 is a office complex in Hamburg, Germany, designed by J. Mayer H Architects and completed in 2007. It can be found at the corener of An der Alster and Sechslingspforte in Hamburg, Germany. The building site is situated at the intersection between the Hamburg’s lively […]

International Terminal Departures Level at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco – USA 🇺🇸

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 55 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a major international airport located 21 km south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO (from “San FranciscO”). The airport has flights to […]

Amsterdam 29-12-12

Van der Nootska Palaset

Van der Nootska Palace (Swedish: van der Nootska palatset) is a beautiful palace located at Sankt Paulsgatan 21 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. The house was built in 1671-1672 by architect Mathias Spieler for the Dutch-born Swedish military officer Thomas van der Noot. The facade has pilasters and festoons and the middle part is decorated with […]